The next parts2clean will take place from 5 to 7 October 2027 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre.
The 21st edition of parts2clean, held at the Stuttgart exhibition grounds from 7 to 9 October 2025, drew an impressive audience, enabling high-quality discussions and networking opportunities. A total of 165 exhibitors from across the industrial cleaning technology sector showcased a range of innovative solutions.
The bilingual p2c.EXPERTFORUM also achieved record participation figures. Together, these elements provided strong momentum towards improving process quality, productivity, and efficiency in relation to costs and resource management.
The 165 exhibiting companies, representing 16 countries, travelled to Stuttgart to present intelligent and compelling technical solutions for industrial parts and surface cleaning. Over the three-day event, it became clear that such solutions remain in strong demand despite current market challenges: more than 3,200 trade visitors from 44 countries arrived with concrete tasks and projects in hand.
“Compared to the 2023 event, the 21st edition of the Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Parts and Surface Cleaning not only chalked up a growing number of exhibiting companies and a net exhibition area of 4,600 square metres, but also a small increase in visitor numbers. For us as the organiser of parts2clean, however, the bare facts and figures are less important than whether the exhibiting companies were satisfied,” has stated Ramtin Randjbar-Moshtaghin, Project Director at Deutsche Messe AG.
“By the end of the second day of the trade fair, we had already established more contacts than during the entire 2023 show. The visitors came to the trade fair with specific tasks and projects. In some cases, they had even brought along drawings of the parts to be cleaned, so that we could get straight down to developing solutions. The very high number of new contacts – around 80% – is also pleasing,” has commented Samuel Wolf, Managing Director of cleaning system manufacturer vapic GmbH.
The exceptional quality of discussions and contacts at parts2clean was underscored by the remarkably high proportion of trade visitors at 99%. According to the visitor survey, around 90% of attendees are involved in operational investment decisions. More than 31% stated that upcoming investment projects were their main reason for attending. This translated into concrete enquiries during the event itself.
“We were exhibiting at parts2clean for the 18th time, and were actually expecting fewer visitors at the trade fair due to the economic situation. However, the opposite was the case: we had more visitors at our stand than in 2023, including a lot of highly promising new contacts. We received requests for quotations during the trade fair for the first time. Discussions and inquiries often focused on optimising processes and finding ways to save costs – for example by extending bath service lives. Our expertise is an important factor for visitors, because experienced employees are reaching their pension age in many companies, taking their knowledge and skills with them into retirement. We will undoubtedly be exhibiting again at parts2clean 2027,” has commented Rien van Sliedregt, Commercial Director at Dutch company Esselent Solutions.
“We were pleasantly surprised by the number of visitors and the high quality of discussions on specific projects. Often, this involved tasks with very high cleanliness requirements and high-purity applications. We have been very satisfied with our participation in the trade fair,” has noted Oliver Kerber, Head of Parts Cleaning at Stockmeier Chemie GmbH & Co. KG.
“In addition to four new or further developed systems for solvent and water-based cleaning, we presented innovative, partly AI-supported solutions for automated process monitoring and control from our broad portfolio at parts2clean. The visitors' interest and feedback on these developments from general industry and various high-tech sectors were excellent. We have succeeded in establishing many substantive contacts, and we can assume that these will lead to good follow-up business developing after the trade fair,” has added Oliver Pelz, Director Sales at Ecoclean GmbH.
“Some aspects of our participation in the trade fair involve networking with the industry, exchanging ideas with partners, and scouting for the latest trends. That's why it's essential to be present at parts2clean, because this is where you meet all the relevant suppliers from the various sectors,” has noted Juliane Schulze, Managing Director of SITA Messtechnik GmbH.
A highlight of the closing day was the presentation of the 4th FiT2clean Award. This year’s Innovation Award of the Industrial Parts Cleaning Association (FiT) was awarded to BO-INNO GmbH for a smart data tracker that records and stores key process parameters in real time. Nägele Mechanik GmbH and SAFECHEM Europe GmbH achieved second and third place respectively. The award recognises innovative solutions and outstanding achievements in response to current challenges in industrial parts cleaning.